70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109

2025-04-10 · 67 min · episode 2109 · 22 entities

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://substack.com/@calacanis
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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://vanta.com/twist
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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://brex.com/banking-solutions
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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://vanta.com/twist(21:16
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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://brex.com/banking-solutions(12:10
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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://orch.so/

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mentioned twistartups.substack.com website

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://twistartups.substack.com/
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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://substack.com/@calacanis
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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://twistartups.substack.com/
references @Calacanis website

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://substack.com/@calacanis
mentioned ThisWeekIn website

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
mentioned Twist website

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://northwestregisteredagent.com/twist
mentioned @Thisweekinstartups website

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
mentioned Twist 21:16 website

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://vanta.com/twist(21:16
mentioned Banking Solutions 12:10 website

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://brex.com/banking-solutions(12:10
mentioned orch.so website

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://orch.so/
references ThisWeekIn website

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
references Twist website

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://vanta.com/twist
references @Thisweekinstartups website

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
references Twist 21:16 website

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://vanta.com/twist(21:16
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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://brex.com/banking-solutions(12:10
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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://orch.so/

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mentioned Jason Calacanis person

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Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
mentioned Banking Solutions person

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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://brex.com/banking-solutions
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Link in episode "70mph Drone Deliveries, 125% Tariffs & What $10M Exits Really Mean | E2109": https://brex.com/banking-solutions

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mentioned Technology company

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Episode description as stored

Today's show: Jason, Alex, and Lon talk about stories reshaping the startup world: 70mph drone deliveries are officially live in Dallas, with Zipline and Walmart promising groceries "as the crow flies" in under 5 minutes. Meanwhile, Trump slaps a 125% tariff on China and hints at a global economic shakeup — Jason warns founders to brace for layoffs and bankruptcies unless they've got a Plan B and C. Finally, a UK startup sells for $450M and VCs barely break even… but the founders walk with $20M. Jason explains how small exits create the most dangerous kind of founder: the one who never needs another check. Plus Office Hours with Orchestra CEO Sergie Poe. Timestamps: (0:00) Jason kicks off the show!(1:37) Tariffs, market volatility, and startup implications(5:33) Startup resilience: Layoffs and bankruptcies(10:35) Brex. Get the business account trusted by 1 in 3 US startups at ⁠https://www.brex.com/banking-solutions(12:10) Globalization and startup ecosystems(13:52) Recent startup deals and Zipline's expansion(19:56) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist(21:16) Zipline drones and Marquese Brownlee's review(24:31) 70MPH Drones and the future of ddeliveries(30:05) Northwest Registered Agent. Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today!(31:51) Founder FridaysPitch Madness matchups(33:35) LifeStack and Burble pitches and discussion(43:26) Arcana and Tactun pitches and discussion(50:12) Summer West Whiskey and MomSub pitches and evaluation(56:36) Orchestra's office hours: Challenges and strategies Subscribe to the TWiST500 newsletter: https://ticker.thisweekinstartups.com Check out the TWIST500: https://www.twist500.com Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp Links from the show: Orchestra: https://orch.so/ Follow Alex: X: https://x.com/alex LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexwilhelm Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis Thank you to our partners: (10:35) Brex. Get the business account trusted by 1 in 3 US startups at ⁠https://www.brex.com/banking-solutions (19:56) Vanta - Get $1000 off your SOC 2 at https://www.vanta.com/twist (30:05) Northwest Registered Agent. Form your entire business identity in just 10 clicks and 10 minutes. Get more privacy, more options, and more done—visit https://www.northwestregisteredagent.com/twist today! Great TWIST interviews: Will Guidara, Eoghan McCabe, Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Bob Moesta, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis Follow TWiST: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@founderuniversity1916